2001 WNBA season
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2001 WNBA season | |
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Duration | May 28 - September 3 |
Games | 32 |
Teams | 16 |
Total attendance | 2,322,962 |
Average attendance | 9,074 |
TV partner/s | ESPN, NBC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | ![]() |
Picked by | Seattle Storm |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | ![]() |
Stat leaders | |
Points | K. Smith (23.1) |
Rebounds | Y. Griffith (11.2) |
Assists | T. Penicheiro (7.5) |
Playoffs | |
East champions | Charlotte Sting |
East runners-up | New York Liberty |
West champions | Los Angeles Sparks |
West runners-up | Sacramento Monarchs |
Finals | |
Finals champions | Los Angeles Sparks |
Runners-up | Charlotte Sting |
Finals MVP | ![]() |
WNBA seasons | |
The 2001 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fifth season. The season ended with the Los Angeles Sparks winning their first WNBA championship.
Regular season standings
Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Cleveland Rockers x | 22 | 10 | .688 | 15–6 | – |
New York Liberty x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 1.0 |
Miami Sol x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14–7 | 2.0 |
Charlotte Sting x | 18 | 14 | .563 | 15–6 | 4.0 |
Orlando Miracle o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9–12 | 9.0 |
Indiana Fever o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
Detroit Shock o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 7–14 | 12.0 |
Washington Mystics o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 12.0 |
Western Conference
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 19–2 | – |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 13–8 | 8.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 11–10 | 9.0 |
Houston Comets x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 13–8 | 9.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8–13 | 15.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9–12 | 16.0 |
Portland Fire o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 5–16 | 17.0 |
Seattle Storm o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 18.0 |
Season award winners
Playoffs
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First Round Best of 3 |
Conference Finals Best of 3 |
WNBA Finals Best of 3 |
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E1 | Cleveland | 1 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte | 2 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte | 2 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
E2 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Miami | 1 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | ||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
W2 | Sacramento | 1 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Sacramento | 2 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Utah | 0 | ||||||||||||